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As a result of the (safety) reviews carried out by the NPCIL and AERB, certain additional design features are being implemented in Indian nuclear installations. One of them is providing adequate capacity portable air-cooled diesel generator sets to supply power to essential services, without fail. Another is ensuring that adequate amount of fresh water is available for ensuring cooling of the nuclear fuel.

The electoral battle for Punjab Assembly’s February 2012 polls is getting messier. There is a flurry of charges being levelled against each other by the ruling Akali and the main opposition Congress leaderships. The main issues in focus include the state’s financial health and corruption. The situation calls for a closer look as these issues will influence the outcome of the elections.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party state President Akhilesh Yadav who completed fourth phase of his Samajwadi Kranti Rath Yatra on October 9 received impressive response from public all along the route. He addressed meetings in neighboring district of Sitapur which has always been very important for Samajwadi Party.

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA – Mongolia has a bright future but needs to continue economic reform and ensure that the fruits of development are extended to all its people, Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today.

New Delhi: India-Czech Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation has been upgrade Ministerial level.

Hindon (Ghaziabad, UP): India’s Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne today described the present security scenario in the country’s neighbourhood as “extremely fragile” and stressed the need for a “security milestone.”

It is sad indeed that Anna Hazare has sought to dilute the unique character of his anti-corruption movement by taking sides. By singling out Congress to target as the main opponent, he appears to have taken sides in the political rivalry for power in states and at the centre. His proposed campaign against the Congress is in danger of being perceived as tacit support for the BJP, the Congress’s main adversary. Anna, though has tried to distance itself from the BJP, his move in unconvincing.

Who says oil companies are making heavy losses because of price under-recovery? Or, for that matter, who says the price rise of petro-products is linked with the international crude oil and gas prices? Both are untrue. The uninformed public is being misled by the government with statistics that only suit the departmental ministry and the oil companies to raise petro prices at will to please the industry and oil barons. It would appear that the public is being systematically robbed and lied upon.

Tackling cyber security has become a complex task for the official agencies in India in view of growing threats of hacking of vital websites of the Government of India and e-frauds with a bearing on country’s security and integrity. According to official sources in the Department of Information Technology in the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, 106 Government websites including that of the Prime Minister’s Office, Defence Ministry, External Affairs Ministry and other vital establishments were hacked in 2008, followed by 201 official websites hacked in 2009 and 315 such websites hacked in 2010. The ever growing number of attacks were directed from a large number of countries, such as, the USA, UK, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, China, Lebanon, Peru, Morocco, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Nigeria and some other countries.

The economic recovery is expected to continue in the near term supported by ongoing expansion of the fisheries sector and construction activities, but faces headwinds over the medium-term from the scheduled declines in foreign grants.